Casting Call: Seeing Someone

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Short Film

Seeing Someone

Details

Union:

Union or Non union

Area of media:

Short Film

Network:

Paid?:

Yes

Rates:

ACTRA Low Budget Production. Rate ranges from $300 to 500 per day

Deadline:

Apr 5, 2026

Auditions:

1st round is self-taped, 2nd and 3rd in-person

Shooting starts:

June 13, 2026 Rehearsal day TBD

Shooting finishes:

June 15, 2026

Shooting locations:

Toronto

Cities for response:

Toronto

Comments

We are committed to a safe, respectful, and professional working environment; a certified Intimacy Coordinator will be present for all rehearsals and filming involving sensitive content to facilitate communication, establish boundaries, and ensure choreography is executed comfortably on a closed set.

Storyline

BENJAMIN (30) is a lonely man trying to regain his sense of self-worth and confidence by visiting escorts. During these visits, he adopts a performative, hyper-masculine persona – adapted from online influencers – to convey the success and high status he hopes will transfer into his personal life.

We follow Benjamin as he visits HEATHER (30), an experienced escort who sees right through the performative facade and tries to un-mask it, but Benjamin resists.

After a detached sexual encounter that leaves both of them cold, the story takes a dramatic turn. As he sits alone in Heather's room, Benjamin discovers a spy camera hidden in her bookshelf.

Everything has been recorded. Faced with the shocking possibility of exposure or blackmail, Benjamin seeks answers.

But just as he's about to confront Heather, her LANDLORD (40), a distant, taciturn man, enters the fray. In a dark twist, Benjamin learns the truth - the Landlord is the one behind the camera, and Heather has no idea. When she's out of the room, the Landlord gives Benjamin an ultimatum:

Walk away and say nothing… or tell the truth and be exposed.

With his reputation, career, and image on the line, the climax sees Benjamin forced to confront himself and decide what kind of man he wants to be.

Roles

Role type	Role	Gender & Age range
Lead	Benjamin	Male 26 - 34 Years old
Description Appearance: Open ethnicity. Slender, lean, or athletic build Requirements: This role involves implied nudity, simulated sexual activity and intimate scenes on one filming day. A nudity rider detailing the specific requirements will be provided before booking and an Intimacy Coordinator will be present for rehearsal and filming. All sensitive scenes will be filmed on a closed set. Description: Benjamin is a man paralyzed by loneliness and a crushing need for change. After a cold breakup, he has become obsessed with "optimizing" himself, following the blueprint of online influencers who embody the modern “successful man”. While he is disciplined in his career, diet, and fitness, he lacks the confidence to climb the social ladder or re-enter the dating market. To gain that confidence back, and "test-run" his new persona, he uses the company of escorts to find the validation he can't get elsewhere. He is a man desperately trying to chart a new course, while starving for the connection missing in his life.
Role type	Role	Gender & Age range
Lead	Heather	Female 26 - 34 Years old
Description Appearance: Open ethnicity. Slender, toned, or curvy build Requirements: This role involves topless nudity, simulated sexual activity and intimate scenes on one filming day. A nudity rider detailing the specific requirements will be provided before booking and an Intimacy Coordinator will be present for rehearsal and filming. All sensitive scenes will be filmed on a closed set. Description: Heather is a VIP escort who has spent years navigating the performative egos of wealthy, high-status men. She is perceptive, resilient, and emotionally intelligent, but the transactional nature of her work has left her feeling detached. Having to provide for her young daughter has also sparked an examination of her situation and the need for change. When she meets Benjamin, she immediately recognizes his new persona as a fraud. Rather than playing along, she feels compelled to dismantle his mask and challenge him to be honest, seeking something more authentic.
Role type	Role	Gender & Age range
Supporting	Landlord	Male 35 - 45 Years old
Description Appearance: Open ethnicity. Tall. Description: The unnamed Landlord is a property manager who exudes a quiet, professional confidence. However, beneath this mild-mannered surface lies a predatory voyeurist with a chilling lack of empathy. He uses the access he has to his tenants' homes to spy on their private lives, driven by a need for control. When his secrets are threatened, his calm facade vanishes, revealing a man who will use cold intimidation and violence to cover his tracks. He is a threat precisely because he is so easy to overlook.
Role type	Role	Gender & Age range
Non Speaking	Emily	Female 20 - 28 Years old
Description Requirements: This role involves implied nudity, simulated sexual activity and intimate scenes on one filming day. A nudity rider detailing the specific requirements will be provided before booking and an Intimacy Coordinator will be present for rehearsal and filming. All sensitive scenes will be filmed on a closed set. Description: Emily is Benjamin’s long-term ex-girlfriend and the primary catalyst for his current identity crisis. While he was in love with her, Emily's personal and professional ambitions eventually outpaced Benjamin’s lack of direction. Seen in brief flashbacks, she provides context and contrast to the man Benjamin used to be—a woman who chose someone else, and forced him to change.

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